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The Redwood Valley girls basketball team hosted rival Marshall in recent Big South Conference action and would fall 82-61 to the Tigers.The Cardinals had four girls reach double figures led by Kendall Huhnerkoch who finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and two assists.Kenzie Lundeen added 12 points, five rebounds and two assists, Morgan Kodet had a season-high 11 points and eight rebounds and Hailyn Ourada added 10 points and seven boards.Cali Johnson finished with two points and four boards and Brynne Farasyn had seven points, three rebounds and two assists.

The Redwood Valley gymnastics team picked up an easy 130.375-123.45 win over Windom-Mt.

Nine girls reached the scoring column as Redwood Valley rolled to a 71-26 win over Springfield in recent non-conference girls basketball action.The Cards were led by Hailyn Ourada who buried four three’s on the way to a team-high 16 points, three steals and two rebounds.Kendall Huhnerkoch finished with 15 points and five boards and Kenzie Lundeen also knocked down four three’s and would finish with 12 points, seven assists, five rebounds and two steals.Kylee Larsen added nine points and eight boards, Cali Johnson had 10 points, three rebounds and three assists, Lilyana Dixon had three points and a steal, Brinn Wicks had two points, Melayna Nez had two points and two rebounds and Morgan Kodet added two points and nine boards.Friday night the Cards travelled to JCC and would fall 58-46 to the Huskies.Huhnerkoch led the way with 17 points and seven boards and Larsen had 14 points, 11 rebounds and two blocked shots.Lundeen added six points, five rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocked shots, Johnson had five points, five rebounds and six assists and Kodet had four points and five boards.The Cards struggled from the floor, going just 3-of-21 from long range and hitting just 5-of-14 from the charity stripe.The Cards hosted Marshall Tuesday night and travel to Pipestone Area Friday.

The Redwood Valley gymnastics team earned a second place finish Saturday at the Snowflake Invitational held in Marshall.The Cardinals scored a 132.625 to place second to champion Benson/KMS (135.125) and easily ahead of third place New Ulm United (130.375) in the seven team event.Senior Avery Wilson captured the All-Around with a score of 35.45, topping Marshall’s Cameen Mcfarquhar (34.65).On bars, Wilson would finish in first (8.8).

The Redwood Valley wrestlers got back into post-Christmas action competing at the Fulda/MCC triangular held Thursday, Jan.

The Redwood Valley boys basketball team continued their winning ways by going unbeaten at the Willmar Holiday Tournament Thursday and Friday in Willmar.The Cardinals topped MACCRAY and Dassel-Cokato to improve to 8-1 on the young season and are near the top of the Section 3AA standings as we head into the post-Christmas schedule.The Cards opened against MACCRAY and would roll to a 14-point halftime lead - 41-27 - and never looked back.Redwood Valley would knock down 10 three’s and forced 23 Wolverine turnovers to earn the win.Isaiah Dow had a big game shooting 50 percent from the floor and finishing with 28 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and three steals.Lukas Means knocked down seven three’s to finish with 25 points, five assists, three steals and three rebounds.Senior Oliver Smith went 3-for-3 from long range and would finish with 13 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals.Ethan Louwagie had six points, five assists and three rebounds and Brandon Lang had three points, 14 rebounds and two blocked shots.Brady Kienitz led MACCRAY with 20 points, four rebounds and three assists.The Cards got a good battle from Dassel-Cokato but would pull away in the second half to win 73-65.The Cards continued to struggle from the charity stripe (10-for-20) but hit 11 three’s and shot nearly 50 percent from inside the arc.Dow had 22 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots, Means added 11 points and five rebounds and Elway Berg returned to the line-up to finish with 16 points, nine rebounds and two assists.Smith had eight points and six assists, Lang added six points and eight boards, Andrew Peterson had four points and three boards, Louwagie had four points, five rebounds and three assists and Laiten Goodthunder had two points.The Cards host JCC on Friday for a key Big South Conference match-up.

The Redwood Valley girls basketball team went 1-1 over the break at the Willmar Holiday Tournament.The Cardinals (6-3) fell to NL-Spicer 73-61 in opening round action Thursday but would top Willmar 54-41 to close out the event.In the loss to the Wildcats, Kylee Larsen led the way with a double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds.Hailyn Ourada knocked down four three’s and finished with 12 points, two rebounds and two steals and Cali Johnson had 11 points, four rebounds and four assists.Kendall Huhnerkoch added 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals.Morgan Kodet chipped in with six points and four boards.In the win over Willmar, Kenzie Lundeen had 15 points and seven boards, Huhnerkoch added 14 points, eight rebounds and four steals and Laren had nine points and 13 rebounds.Ourada chipped in with six points and four boards, Kodet had six points, six rebounds and two assists and Johnson had four points, five assists and four rebounds.The Cards also topped Cedar Mountain in a final pre-Christmas tune up 71-37.Huhnerkoch had 15 points and 17 rebounds and Larsen added 14 points and 14 rebounds.Lundeen finished with 13 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals, Johnson had 10 points, four rebounds and three assists and Ourada had nine points and two assists.Melayna Nez added five points and two boards, Brinn Wicks had two points and four rebounds, Brynne Farasyn had two points and four boards and Lilyana Dixon added one point.The Cards host Springfield tonight in non-conference action and travel to JCC on Friday.